The Scarlets Premiership Select side impressively registered a historic first win in the British and Irish Cup by turning the tables on Ulster A at Ballymena's Eaton Park.

After trailing 7-0 at half-time - they played into the conditions in the first half - the Scarlets took full control through tries from winger Gavin Thomas and full-back Dion Jones and thoroughly deserved their first points which still see them remain bottom of the pool.

Out-half Dan Jones also had a major say in the victory by kicking 13 points from three penalties and a two conversions to give him a 100% return from the tee.

The Scarlets also made their extra man pay by racking up 13 points while Ulster player Rob Lyttle was in the bin and produced a hugely encouraging performance to make up for last week's bonus point home defeat to Ulster as well as their previous two defeats in the competition.

Playing into the difficult conditions of wind and rain, the Scarlets conceded the first score in only the fifth minute when English referee Chris Ridley rightly awarded a penalty try after the visitors' scrum disintegrated and infringed near on their line.

Sam Windsor converted to make it 7-0 to the home side which is how it stayed even though Scarlets' flanker Shaun Evans was sin-binned on 28 minutes after infringing as Ulster battered the Welsh line.

But even with Evans gone, the Scarlets impressively held out as Ulster opted for a scrum and the West Wales men managed to clear their lines. Indeed, the Scarlets survived Shaun Evans's binning without conceding any points.

Scarlets finished the half strongly and winger Gavin Thomas thought he had got on the end of a Dan Jones kick through only for the referee's assistant to rule it out for being in touch and the first 40 minutes ended with the visitors trailing by 7-0.

Seven minutes after the restart, and with the breeze now behind them, the Scarlets' tied the scores after right winger Gavin Thomas got on the end of an intercept on his own line and ran the length of the field to dot down under the posts.

Dan Jones converted to tie the scores and on 52 minutes he edged the Scarlets into the lead with a penalty.

The Scarlets out-half then landed his second penalty on the hour with an excellent strike from out on the right after Ulster A full-back Rob Lyttle tripped Gavin Thomas.

Four minutes later Jones got a third penalty and with the Scarlets now in full command, full-back Dion Jones got over on 68 minutes after a huge forward drive and long pass out from Jordan Williams.

Dan Jones again converted and Scarlets now looked home and dry with a lead of 23-7.